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Your God is Too Safe - Week 2

May 8th, 2008 • stephenlawes • 2 comments • Related • Filed Under

This week on Christian Book Club we will be reading chapters 7 - 12 of “Your God is Too Safe”. I have appreciated all your comments and I personally am enjoying the book very much. I find that there are ideas in each chapter that really make me stop and think. In this weeks chapters I already have a few favorites.

In chapter 7 Jacob wrestles with God and afterward he walks with a limp. Until we walk with a limp in our Christian walk, we really don’t rely on God.

In chapter 8 I love the statement, “Life isn’t fair…do the right thing”. This may be my new favorite saying.

In chapter 9 this was my favorite, “pride keeps showing up in disguise, bearing a saints name”.

I hope you are enjoying the book. I look forward to your comments.

P.S. Every now and then I need to write an article like the one I wrote called “How to Start a Christian Book Club“. In order to get this site to rank well in the search results there are some site maintenance things I have to do which includes the occasional article that is a little off topic from the regular discussion article. If you are getting the free email subscription those articles will show up as well. Sorry! Once the site moves up in the search results I won’t have to do it very often. The better the search results the more people we will have in the book club. Thanks for your patience. Blessings!

Prince Caspain - Week 4

April 21st, 2008 • stephenlawes • 2 comments • Related • Filed Under

This week on the Christian Book Club we will be finishing up Prince Caspian. I loved reading the book again. The book is so filled with wonderful symbolism that you see a little more each time you read the book. One of the themes that runs throughout the Chronicles is a neat concept of time. As the children enter Narnia and then return no time has passed. Narnia exists outside of our understanding of time. So does God. When we consider the things of God we often try to do it with our limited understanding of time. I have an idea that God created time for us. He is not bound by time.

I got the biggest kick out of the way Glozelle and Sopespian manipulate Miraz into doing what they want. Miraz allowed his pride to overrule what was right. We are often victims of our pride. We are also often victims of being manipulated and sometimes we turn it around and manipulate others. I also enjoyed the whole thing about Reepicheep’s tail. That all the other mice were ready to cut off their own tails was such a demonstration of love and loyalty. I look forward to your comments.

Your God is Too Safe

I hope you are getting ready for the next book we will be reading. I think you will enjoy Your God is Too Safe. It is a book that will give us some great things to ponder and talk about. If you haven’t ordered your book yet you should do it soon. You can order the book right here at the Christian Book Club Books page.

I have been getting some requests for future book for the Christian Book Club. I love to hear your ideas and we will select some of your picks for upcoming clubs. Keep sending those suggestions.

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